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Authorities arrest 2 more in Homestead womanโs killing in central Florida
Read full article: Authorities arrest 2 more in Homestead womanโs killing in central FloridaSeminole County prosecutors dropped a bombshell in court when they revealed four people were behind the kidnapping and killing of Katherine Aguasvivas back in April.
Video shows โheroicโ security guard tackle shooter who injured 10 people including Tank Dell
Read full article: Video shows โheroicโ security guard tackle shooter who injured 10 people including Tank DellAuthorities say none of the 10 people who were wounded in a shootout at a Florida restaurant over the weekend, including Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell, suffered life-threatening injuries.
Sheriffโs office IDs 16-year-old accused of shooting 10 at event venue in Central Florida
Read full article: Sheriffโs office IDs 16-year-old accused of shooting 10 at event venue in Central FloridaA 16-year-old boy is accused of shooting 10 people at an event venue near Sanford early Sunday, according to the Seminole County Sheriffโs Office, WKMG in Orlando reported.
DeSantis signs bills to protect law enforcement from fentanyl exposure in Florida
Read full article: DeSantis signs bills to protect law enforcement from fentanyl exposure in FloridaFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference in Sanford Monday morning, where he is expected to sign a bill to fight the opioid epidemic.
State emergency management director: Goal is to get hundreds of Floridians home from Haiti
Read full article: State emergency management director: Goal is to get hundreds of Floridians home from HaitiA Florida Division of Emergency Management flight from Haiti landed early Sunday morning at Orlando International Airport with 21 Floridians rescued from the crisis. Hundreds more want to leave.
Firefighters keep up battle to stamp out largest wildfire in Texas history
Read full article: Firefighters keep up battle to stamp out largest wildfire in Texas historyPlanes have dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle as firefighters are continuing efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history.
Trayvon Martinโs mother continues fight for change 12 years after sonโs murder
Read full article: Trayvon Martinโs mother continues fight for change 12 years after sonโs murderMonday marks 12 years since Trayvon Martin was fatally shot in Sanford. His mother, Sybrina Fulton, says not a day goes by that she doesn't think of her son.
Florida man wins $1 million a year for life playing Lottery scratch-off game
Read full article: Florida man wins $1 million a year for life playing Lottery scratch-off gameA Seminole County man won $1 million a year for life after purchasing a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket, the Florida Lottery announced this week.
Teen brothers facing charges in beating of Broward LGBTQ teen
Read full article: Teen brothers facing charges in beating of Broward LGBTQ teenTwo teen brothers Jerrell and Druax Madison appeared virtually in Broward juvenile court on Tuesday, and are facing charges in the brutal beating of transgender teen Chad Sanford in Pompano Beach.
Consultant pleads not guilty in Florida โghost candidateโ case
Read full article: Consultant pleads not guilty in Florida โghost candidateโ caseA political consultant who is accused of helping put a โghost candidateโ on a ballot to siphon off votes from the Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in central Florida has pleaded not guilty to election finance-related charges during his first court appearance.
Florida students win yearbook flap over โDonโt Say Gayโ bill
Read full article: Florida students win yearbook flap over โDonโt Say Gayโ billA Florida school board overruled their superintendentโs plan to cover up a page showing students waving rainbow flags and a โlove is loveโ sign during a walkout against the stateโs so-called โDonโt Say Gayโ law.
Trayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen's death changes nation
Read full article: Trayvon Martin, 10 years later: Teen's death changes nationThe killing of Trayvon Martin at the hands of a stranger still reverberates 10 years later -- in protest, in partisanship, in racial reckoning and reactionary response, in social justice and social media.
The Latest: Prosecutors: Arkansas man beat cop with flagpole
Read full article: The Latest: Prosecutors: Arkansas man beat cop with flagpoleAs of Thursday, there are roughly 7,000 Guard members in Washington, with thousands more on the way. Officials say Guard members from all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, are deploying to the city. As of Thursday, there are roughly 7,000 Guard members in Washington, with thousands more on the way. Officials say 3,000 to 4,000 of those Guard members are armed. Pentagon officials approved requests to have some Guard members armed with either long guns or handguns, particularly those Guard members assigned near the U.S. Capitol.
Sheriff: Florida couple missing under โsuspicious circumstancesโ
Read full article: Sheriff: Florida couple missing under โsuspicious circumstancesโSANFORD, Fla. โ Officials in central Florida are asking for the publicโs help in finding a 35-year-old woman and her 26-year-old boyfriend who went missing under โsuspicious circumstances.โThe Seminole County Sheriffโs Office said in a news release that Tiffany Nicole Church and Trodarius Rainey have not been seen since Wednesday. Their car, a black Toyota Camry was located in Sanford. on Thursday. โEvidence located within the vehicle indicates the coupleโs disappearance is suspicious and they are considered endangered,โ the agency said.
School district spammed as students receive racist emails
Read full article: School district spammed as students receive racist emailsSANFORD, Fla. โ Officials say public high school students in one Florida county received more than eight million racist emails with โdisgustingโ messages. Seminole County school officials say the emails began on Saturday. Some even made it to middle school student accounts. But officials say they were still deleting emails on Tuesday. School officials say the spam appeared to have been generated by a bot.
Florida doctors have harsh words for DeSantis, Trump following โunacceptableโ display at Sanford rally
Read full article: Florida doctors have harsh words for DeSantis, Trump following โunacceptableโ display at Sanford rallyMIAMI โ South Florida doctors are weighing in after seeing video of Gov. Ron DeSantis high-fiving people at President Trumpโs rally Monday night in Sanford. The rally was packed full of supporters of the president, with little to no social distancing, and not many were wearing masks, including DeSantis. Eleven days after his COVID-19 diagnosis, President Donald Trump was also not wearing a mask, but he was throwing masks out to supporters at Mondayโs rally. โI want to just congratulate the governor and everybody in Florida, youโre open for business and doing great,โ Trump said.
Mark Sanford calls Iowa 'Buckeye state' ahead of visit
Read full article: Mark Sanford calls Iowa 'Buckeye state' ahead of visitThe South Carolina Republican tweeted about an upcoming trip to Iowa, the first-in-the-nation caucus state -- but called it by a nickname for Ohio. "Will be going to Iowa next week and would love your wisdom on local perspectives if you are from the Buckeye state!" Iowa is the Hawkeye State, while Ohio is the Buckeye State. Iowa isn't the only key state that Sanford has in his sights. When asked why he is considering a run, Sanford said there is "no discussion of debt, deficit and government spending in Washington these days."